Desk and seat construction



P. J. JONES. DESK AND SEAT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5| 1920.

1,402,501 I Patented Jan. 3,1922,

Laoaser.

CllNlTED STATES PATENT arm PALMER J; JONES, 20F PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK.

DESK Ann SEAT consrrwcrlou.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, PALMER J. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Port lVashington, New York,

have invented new and useful Desk and Seat Constructions, of which, the following is a spec fication.

'My invention relates partlcularly to apparatus for school use, and the main object sides to make it lighter in weight.

is to provide a simple and inexpensive construction WlllCh 1s sanitary and durable and j which can be easily adjusted.

Another object is to provide a construction from which either the desk or seat may be removed'so thatthe remainder may be used separately. 1

Another ob 'ect is to provide a construction in which the desk and seat are adjust,- able in height.

In its preferred form, a post or standard is provided with a suitable base, side flanges for supporting the'seat and desk andone or more webs for re-enforcing the standard and affording means for positioning the seat.

it is also drawn backward. The desk also is preferably"- vertically adjustable being clamped to the standard by bolts slidable in vertical slots.

Fig. 1 is aside view of a construction embodying my invention showing the'upper' perspective view ofthe post or standard.

Fig. i is a perspective view of the seat support or bracket.

The standard andv its base may conveniently be formed of cast iron or steel and is provided with a base 6, which is rectangular in outline so as to provide a maximum support, and it may be cut away at the The body-7 of the standard supports the seat 8 and the desk 9. Preferably re-enforcing webs 10 and 11 are provided, one of which extends substantially'to the upper end of the post or standard so as to re-enforce it and afford" positioning means for the seat. In this case, the Web 11 is slotted at 12 to allow vertical adjustment of the clamp ing bolt 13.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Preferably, the standard is inclined somewhat so that when the 'seatgis raised Patented J an. 3,1922. Application'filed May 5 1920. Serial No. 379.016., 1 r V The support lefor the seatis in the form I of a split ring having extension jaws 15 for gripping the edges of the support as The support may be shown in Fig. 2. formed'of cast 1I0I1 or st'eelwhich is more or less resil ent so as to permit the jaws 15 andthe sides 16 to be clamped against the standard. and the web 11 by means of the bolt 13. To facilitate attachment and detachment of the support, the standard so I jaws 15 are disengaged from the sides of the support 7 at 17. It will be seen'that this in no-way disturbs or affects the desk 9."

The desk is seoured in place by a plurality of bolts such'as 18 which pass through. slots such as 19 and20 in the standard.

Preferably the upper end of the standard is somewhat wider than thelower part to give a better bearing surface. -To re-enforoe the desk wherethese bolts pass through, I

preferably provide a bar or plate or plates 3 i such as 21, through which a pluralityof bolts extend. Y These bars or plates are preferably of metalso as "to'tie a plurality of bolts together and distribute the strain sothat a maximum strength may beprovided with a minimum amount of material. .desk may be adjustedup and down by loosening the bolts 18 and moving the desk to the desired height, and then tightening the- .bolts. By'having the nuts on the boltsinside the desk, they are out "of the way and out of sight, and less likely to be loosened accidentally or intentionally by children.

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It will be obvious that theseat and its support may be omitted from the front row of desks if desired, and similarly, that the desk part may be omitted from the rear It will also be obvious that row of seats. the upper endof the post or standardmay be omitted or the standard out off at the point 22 in case the desk is not needed. .In

this Way adjustable seats may be provided for the rear-row of seats to match the other desks and seats of a given set.

To support the standard, I prefer to provide a plurality ofclamps such as 23, each having a foot portion adapted to be secured to the floor by a screw or'bolt 24, and

another portion to overlap the edge of the base. This will permit the base tobe secured to the floor: at any position irrespective of knots or cracks in the floor which make it very difficult to attach the ordinary base i to the floor by screws which pass through-definitely located holes in the base.

'By inclining the standard slightly to the I rear I find that a better distribution of the weight on the seat is provided.

I claim 1. ,A seatconstr'uction, comprising a base,

a single post rising centrally therefrom and having laterally projecting flanges and a Web between said flanges and connecting the base with said flanges, a seat support embracing said web and said flanges, and means for adjustably clamping said support against said flanges' and said web.

2. A combined seat and desk construction, comprising abase, a sin'glestandard rising centrally therefrom and having laterally projecting flanges and a connecting web, along the front side thereof and between said flanges, a desk secured to said flanges, a seat support comprising a clamp embracing the edges of said flanges and adjustably 'mou nted on said standard, the flanged portion of said standardbeingcut away at one point suflicient to permit said seat support to be removedwithou't disturbing said desk, said seat supporthaving portions embracing said web and other portions engaging saidfianges, and means for clamping, sa d.

support in place.

r '3. A seat construction, comprising a base, a standard" rising centrally, therefrom and having laterally projecting flanges and an intermediate longitudinal web,,a seat sup port provided with jaws embracing said flanges and-web, and a bolt for clamping said 'aws against saidflanges and Web.

4; n a-combined desk and seat construc- 'tion, a single standard having side flanges affording substantial lateral rigidity, a base,

'a web member connecting the front of the scribed, a standard having side flanges extending laterally therefrom, a base, a Web connecting the front of said .standardto said base and having a slot therein, an 'annular seat support having yielding portions embracing theside flange's and the web of. said standard, and a bolt extending through 5. In a construction of the character desaid yielding portions and through said 1 web for adjustably clampingfsaidseat support to'said standard, thebase of said standardextending to the frontand to the rear of said side flanges.

6. Ina combined seat and desk construction, a rearwardly inclined standard having substantial lateral flanges, a base united thereto, a substantial web-connecting the front of said base with the front of said standard and extending approximately to theupper end'thereof, a Web connecting the rear of said standard with the rearof said base, a desk secured to the upper end of said standard and adjustable angulariy at approximately the same inclination as said standard, and a seat secured to the side flanges and the front Web ofsaid standard and adjustable with relation thereto independently of said desk.

' PALMER J. JONEs. 

